Entertainment columnist and showbiz host Cristy Fermin broke her silence on Friday and responded to the cyber libel cases filed against her by actress Bea Alonzo at the Quezon City Prosecutors Office.
On her program “Cristy Ferminute” on 92.3 Radyo 5 FM with Romel Chika, Fermin said she has yet to know the details of the cases but acknowledged the actress’ right to file a libel suit while also reminding Alonzo that as a celebrity, she is open to public scrutiny.
“Kayo po ay public figures, kayo po ay nabubuhay sa loob ng aquarium. Sabi ko nga, at gasgas na ang linya kong ito, kayo po ay mga isda sa loob ng aquarium. Ang publiko po ay nakatanaw sa inyo bawat galaw ninyo. Bawat ikot n’yo, marami pong nakatanaw. Wala kayong maaring ligtasan (dahil) public figure kayo. Huwag masyadong balat sibuyas. Pero ‘yung karapatan mo, Bea Alonzo, para magsampa ng kaso laban sa amin ni Ogie Diaz at sa iba pa naming mga kasama, ‘yan ay hindi naming hinaharangan.”
Unfazed, Fermin said she will continue to praise or criticize Alonzo as she deserves.
“Pero kung ito ang naging dahilan para busalan ninyo ang aming bibig, opinion at malaya naming pamamahayag ay nagkakamali kayo!
“Gumawa ka ng maganda, Bea Alonzo, patuloy kitang papalakpakan, patuloy kitang pupurihin, pero kapag ika’y nagkakamali at sablay ang iyong ginagawa sa mata ng publiko at sa aming panlasa, ikaw ay aming papaalalahanan at tatapikin!”
“Sabi nga, kayo ang nagdemanda, ikaw Bea ang nagsampa ng kasong libelo laban sa akin, kay Ogie Diaz at sa aming mga kasama ano ang ating mga sinasabi, we will see you in court,” Fermin) ended with a smile.
Last Thursday, Alonzo, accompanied by her lawyer Joey Garcia and manager Shirley Kuan, filed three cyberlibel cases against Fermin, online showbiz host Ogie Diaz and their respective co-hosts, plus an unnamed person allegedly posing as someone close to the actress at the Quezon City Prosecutors Office.
Ogie Diaz, meanwhile, apologized to showbiz reporters for his silence.
“Pasensya na sa lahat ng reporters na tumatawag para maging balanse lang ang kanilang report. Naiintindihan ko kayo kung nginangarag kayo ng news desk o ng editors niyo,” he wrote on his social media account.
He ended his post in a hopeful tone. Without naming names, he added that he wishes “sila pa rin gusto naming magkatuluyan sa ending.”
